Chapter 655: A well-prepared coalition force
Just when the commanders of the nine main forces of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire unanimously agreed to launch an immediate attack on the coalition forces in Ufa City in advance, at the headquarters of the coalition forces in Ufa City, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces who had just arrived in office, General Paul of the German Army? Feng? Hindenburg invited the army commanders of six other countries, French General Joyles, British General Jersunsk, Russian General Sonokokoski, Italian General Hannaverde, Austro-Hungarian Army General Gloria, and Ottoman Turkish Army General Bajirja, to hold a pre-war military conference in Ufa.
In addition to Hindenburg, the army commanders of the other six countries were all in the Battle of Chelyabinsk, and the commanders of the armies of these six countries are still appointed as the commanders of the national armies in the city of Ufa.
The heads of these six countries also understand that the fiasco suffered by the coalition forces in the Battle of Chelyabinsk cannot be blamed on the commanders of various countries, after all, the fighters of the Chinese Empire are too powerful and too many, and these commanders have fought with the army of the Chinese Empire in the city of Chelyabinsk, and they know the Chinese Imperial Army very well, plus there is already the former commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, German Army General Témi Schneider, who has left the city of Ufa for physical reasons and returned to Germany. It is equivalent to the former commander-in-chief of Germany who took the responsibility for the defeat of the Battle of Chelyabinsk on his shoulders, so the heads of state did not resend a new commander of their army in the city of Ufa.
Hindenburg said to the commanders of the other six countries: "I have been in Ufa City for half a month, and the troops that the armies of various countries plan to send to the area around Ufa City have basically been in place. ”
French Army General Joyles said with a wry smile: "At present, our French Army has gathered 1.11 million elite troops around the city of Ufa. Together with the armies of other countries, the total strength of our coalition army exceeds 6.5 million, but what other way can we do but rely on the city of Ufa and a large number of fortifications outside the city to resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army! You have to know the fearsome fighters of the Chinese Empire. It is enough to discourage us from taking the initiative. ”
British Army General Jersunsk said: "Now the new anti-aircraft guns and new anti-aircraft machine guns developed by our three countries through technological integration of Britain, France and Germany have already had some experimental products, which have been directly transported to the city of Ufa, but unfortunately these experimental products are too few, only 4 new anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of 57 mm and 6 new anti-aircraft machine guns with a caliber of 12.9 mm, otherwise the fighters of the Chinese Empire will not want to bomb our coalition forces wantonly like the city of Chelyabinsk, General Hindenburg." If our coalition forces want to hold the city of Ufa, they must have a sufficient number of new anti-aircraft guns and new anti-aircraft machine guns. ”
Russian Army General Sonokokossky continued: "As long as we can restrain those fighters of the Chinese Empire, our coalition forces will definitely be able to hold on to Ufa City this time, after all, the combined land forces of our seven countries have now exceeded 6.5 million!" You must know that this is not 650,000, but 6.5 million elite armies of various countries, and the Chinese Empire has gathered less than 2 million troops outside Ufa City, and there is no air superiority. How could the Chinese Empire defeat our huge elite 6.5 million coalition forces! ”
After Sonokokopsky finished speaking, there were army commanders of several countries. couldn't help pouting slightly, to say that the armies of Germany and France are elite, it is well deserved, but the more than 2.4 million Russian troops currently gathered in Ufa City, most of them are holding very backward weapons and equipment, for example, most of the Russian soldiers are equipped with single-shot rifles, and the overall weapons and equipment of the Russian army. It was not even as good as the army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and most of these Russian soldiers were new recruits, so it is an exaggeration to call them elite.
Hindenburg said at this time: "The new anti-aircraft guns and new anti-aircraft machine guns have already begun to be manufactured on a large scale in our country in Germany, England and France, and I believe that in the near future." New anti-aircraft guns and new anti-aircraft machine guns will be continuously delivered to the city of Ufa, and millions of soldiers of our coalition army will not have to be bombed. ”
French Army General Joyles said: "We also have to do a good job of guarding against the surprise attack of the Chinese Imperial tank troops, the performance of the Chinese Imperial tanks is generally stronger than the tanks of our coalition forces, and the number of tanks in the Chinese Imperial Army is very large, in the Battle of Chelyabinsk, we suffered a great loss." This time, our France shipped a large number of 57 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, and equipped with new armor-piercing shells, enough to penetrate 75 mm thick steel plates, which posed a very big threat to the heavy tanks of the Chinese Empire. ”
British Army General Jersunsk, Italian Army General Hannaved, and Austro-Constitutional Army General Gloria later said that their three countries also shipped a batch of anti-aircraft guns this time, and they were all equipped with new armor-piercing shells, which was enough for the tanks of the Chinese Empire to drink a pot.
Hindenburg smiled and said: "This time, our Germany shipped a batch of 2.4-inch, that is, 61 mm anti-aircraft guns from China, which are also equipped with new armor-piercing shells, which are enough to penetrate the frontal armor of the heavy tanks of the Chinese Empire. If the positions defended by the Russian Army and the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army were broken through by the tank groups of the Chinese Empire, it would affect the entire battle of our city of Ufa. ”
For Hindenburg's proposal, the four army commanders of France, Britain, Italy and Austria-Hungary hesitated for a moment and then nodded their heads in agreement.
Russian Army General Sonokopsky and Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army General Bajir Ya were extremely happy to receive a batch of anti-aircraft guns and a large number of new armor-piercing shells, and they constantly expressed their gratitude to the army commanders of the five countries for their generosity.
The armies of Russia and the Ottoman Empire also had some anti-aircraft guns, but they were relatively small in number. Moreover, the caliber of the anti-aircraft guns of the two countries is also small, and the power of the shells is also small, even in the face of the light tanks of the Chinese Empire, the anti-aircraft guns owned by Russia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire are not opponents, not to mention penetrating the front armor of the light tanks of the Chinese Empire, which is the relatively thin side armor of the light tanks of the Chinese Empire. The shells of the anti-aircraft artillery of the two countries are difficult to penetrate, and with these assistance anti-aircraft artillery and new armor-piercing shells, the armies of the Russian and Ottoman Turkish Empires will have much easier time facing the tanks of the Chinese Empire.
After the matter of the war defense artillery came to an end, the Austro-Plenum Army General Gloria said: "Our coalition army has now gathered more than 6.5 million troops around Ufa City, such a huge force, the daily consumption is very huge, and the weapons and ammunition that our Austro-Crarian Empire transported to Ufa City is relatively sufficient, enough for our Austro-Hungarian Army's 590,000 army troops in Ufa City for a long time." But food is a big problem, and I don't know if the food of our coalition forces will be guaranteed. ”
Hindenburg smiled and said: "Rest assured, generals, thanks to Russia's efforts, the food we have hoarded in Ufa City is enough for our 6.5 million troops to consume for 3 months, and the ammunition of each country is also very sufficient, and dozens of trains come to Ufa City full of various materials every day, and we don't need to worry about logistics problems for the time being." ”
Russia fought for this big battle in the city of Ufa. Almost by searching for land, the grain in the hands of the Russian peasants was expropriated. It was then transported to the city of Ufa to supply the entire coalition army, and the French and Germans also brought a lot of food and other supplies from home to Russia, and most of these things also arrived in the city of Ufa.
In just over a month, the coalition forces in Ufa City were able to transport millions of troops to the periphery of Ufa City. Mainly relying on the relatively developed railway lines in Russia's European region, dozens of trains can reach Ufa every day, which not only transports millions of troops to Ufa City, but also brings mountains of various war materials to Ufa City, of course, most of the materials are transported to Russia by various countries. It is impossible to guarantee the logistics of the entire coalition army by the Russians alone.
Originally, the Royal Air Force of the Chinese Empire could have sent fighter planes to bomb the railway to Ufa City and cut off the lifeline of the coalition forces to Ufa City, but the decision-making level of the Chinese Empire considered that because of the complete destruction of the railway by the coalition forces, the more the Chinese Empire now advanced to the hinterland of Europe, the greater the logistical pressure it faced, so the Chinese Empire let the coalition forces gather troops to Ufa City without interference, hoping to severely damage the coalition forces of the entire Entente and the Central Powers in Ufa City again, once and for all. In order to continue to advance to the European region of Russia in the future, sufficient pressure will be relieved.
Now, as the Chinese Empire's decision-makers wished, the coalition forces desperately mobilized troops to Ufa City, and at once they made more than 6.5 million troops, which made the Chinese Empire a little scared and choked.
Austro-Gregorian Army General Gloria said: "I'm still a little worried, if after the war, the Chinese Empire's warplanes blow up the railway, and then the war in Ufa City becomes very long, will there be problems with our supplies at that time?" ”
Before Hindenburg could speak, Russian Army General Sonokopsky said: "Ufa City is located in the plain area, and this is our European region of Russia, even if the railway is blown up, there are four developed roads in Ufa City, and our Russia will use millions of farmers, as well as countless mules, horses and wagons, to transport logistical supplies to Ufa City." ”
Hindenburg also smiled and said: "If the battle of Ufa City becomes a protracted battle, then I will be very happy, knowing that it is much more difficult for the Chinese Empire to send supplies and troops to Ufa City here than us, do you have any suggestions?" ”
Hearing Hindenburg ask them if they had any suggestions, the commanders of the other 6 countries looked at each other and didn't speak again, now the situation is here, what else can be done except to fight to the death with the army of the Chinese Empire!
Hindenburg saw that the army commanders of the six countries stopped talking, he put away his smile and said seriously: "Since you don't have any suggestions, then let me talk about my thoughts on the battle of Ufa City, but before that, I must announce a military discipline for the battle of Ufa City, this military discipline is very simple, that is, without my order, anyone who evacuates the battlefield without permission will be dealt with by military law, and I come to Ufa City this time, I have no intention of leaving here at all, Either our coalition forces won victory in Ufa City, or I, Hindenburg, died on the battlefield in Ufa City, there is no third possibility, I hope you generals can be prepared in their hearts. ”
The faces of the commanders of the other six countries were a little unnatural, you must know that at the end of the battle of Chelyabinsk, these commanders were the first to escape with their troops, and they did not understand that nearly 500,000 elite troops of various countries were dumpled by the troops of the Chinese Empire, and these commanders fled across the Ural Mountains with less than 300,000 troops.
Russia's Sonokopsky said loudly at this time: "General Hindenburg, this time I will not leave the city of Ufa, the evacuation from the city of Chelyabinsk has become a pain that I can never erase, this time I would rather die in battle than evacuate the city of Ufa, our Russian army of 2.4 million troops currently in the city of Ufa, and the troops that will continue to be reinforced later, will never withdraw from the city of Ufa half a step, the city of Ufa is in our Russian army, if the city of Ufa is lost, Then it means that our Russian army in the city of Ufa has been completely destroyed. ”
French Army General Joyles said in a deep voice: "General Hindenburg, don't worry! The 1,110,000 troops of our French Army in Ufa will definitely not take a step back from Ufa City, and I myself will never leave Ufa City, if the war requires it, the 100,000 troops of our French Army in Samara-on-Volga can come to Ufa City at any time. ”
British Army General Jersunsk also said: "The battle of Ufa City is of great importance and can affect almost the entire direction of the war, so our British Army will definitely fight to the end." ”
The three generals, Italian Army General Hannaverde, Austro-Hungarian Army General Gloria, and Ottoman Turkish Army General Bajirja, looked at each other and said that they would fight to the end in Ufa City, but these three said something reluctantly.
Hindenburg then smiled and said, "Since all the generals have the determination to fight to the death, then I will talk about my arrangements for the battle of Ufa City. (To be continued.) )
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